Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 4,797 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4,797 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Burkina Faso peaked at 4,797 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,857 1000 No, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,857 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 3,925 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3,997 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4,056 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,089 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4,110 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 4,162 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4,226 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4,275 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4,306 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4,314 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,325 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4,350 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,371 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,399 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4,429 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4,438 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,438 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,436 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,447 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4,565 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,687 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4,743 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4,797 1000 No | +1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4,797 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,964 1000 No, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4,797 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,761 1000 No, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,100 1000 No | 3,857 1000 No | 4,306 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,395 1000 No | 4,314 1000 No | 4,447 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,698 1000 No | 4,565 1000 No | 4,797 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Burkina Faso?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Burkina Faso was 4,797 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4,797 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,857 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.